Noun: ballgame 'bol,geym
- A particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation
"HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame";
- new ballgame [informal], ball game
- (baseball) a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
"We went to watch the ballgame at the stadium";
- ball game [N. Amer]
Derived forms: ball games, ballgames
Type of: field game, situation, state of affairs
Encyclopedia: Ballgame
Ball game